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Elevator Section Part 7 ---
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I'm
actually a lot further along on the elevator section that what it
appears. The next three pages actually all happened before the side
supports, the control panel and the start of the backdrop on the
preceding pages. Sorry didn't get around to posting it.
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Having
the line straight above the lift point is important but not critical.
Think
of the elevator working similar to a piston going up and down in a
cylinder bore. It only has one item attaching it between the piston
pin and the crank, the rod. The rod doesn't even stay perpendicular
to the piston as the piston goes up and down. The pistons side walls
and skirt keep it from rocking in the bore.
In
the elevator's case the top track surface just goes along for the
ride and the line to the top is similar to the rod on the bottom of
the piston. The top is only a place to attach the line (similar to
the piston pin) and a place to park the train for the ride to the
upper level. The little wheels on the sides of the part of the
elevator that goes up and down (shown above) are similar to the
piston skirts that keep the piston from rocking in the cylinder bore.
The
bottom fixed part of the elevator is the bore walls. Two of the walls
are adjustable and can be pressed in until the moving part of the
elevator is a fairly tight fit and won't rock going up and down. Also
there are guided stops that will be shown shortly that also guide and
stop the elevator at the top and the bottom of its stroke and level
it out and position it. The line only has to raise and lower the
elevator and is not responsible for centering or leveling it. I still
want it as close to the center as possible though. Also if the line
stretches a little over time that doesn't effect anything as the lift
bucket never hits the floor so always maintains tension on the
line.
One
other item is the weight of the part that goes up and down. It is
about 45 lbs.. I could lighten it but want the weight as that is a
stabilizing factor and also now the weight of a 10 foot long N scale
train is negligible so I don't have to deal with it being also
centered.
Hope
this helps and ( HERE
) is a video I put together earlier.
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Elevator
section to be continued…..........
If
you came into the build here you can find the main index for the
build ( HERE
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